We Shrink, They Grow. Why?
by Jeffrey K. Wood
Five North Carolina cities have at least doubled in population since 1960; five Virginia cities have contracted. What’s going on?
Five North Carolina cities have at least doubled in population since 1960; five Virginia cities have contracted. What’s going on?
City Council: The Glass is More Than Half Full
Roanoke City Council, characterizing our May/June 2009 cover story about taxes and “Queen Darlene” as “excessively negative and certainly misleading,” defends the city as “one of the best places to live in the United States.”
Dining: Semi-Celebs Pick Their Faves!
Our five restaurant selectors are, well, if not stars, at least brightly shining lights. One runs the city, one is its journalistic conscience, one helps define its music, one is a renaissance kind of guy and one is a newcomer/wine conoisseur. What better group for dining recommendations?
Five North Carolina cities have at least doubled in population since 1960; five Virginia cities have contracted. What’s going on?
Moving Emotions: A Heart Opens in Roanoke
Could Roanoke really turn out to be the right place to live for a mom-and-daughter pair out of hot, muggy Florida?
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